Chapter 1434 Taming Hana?

"No. It's the other way around, Hana. I'm one step closer to stealing you again from your stubbornness." Putting on my shameless smile along with that response, my idle arms made their move, locking her in my embrace.

Hana squirmed a little but only to fix her position on my lap. She's sitting sideways and not straddling me with her arms clinging to the back of my neck. I could easily lower my head to catch her lips and likewise, the girl could exert a little strength to pull me down to her.

Because of this position, her bangs slid to the side of her head, exposing the beautiful golden eye that it was hiding. It was shining brilliantly like a treasure anyone would die to claim. Naturally, her normal colored eye also has its own charm. It's enchantingly dark. Somehow, you'd get the feeling that if you stared at it for too long, you'd be engrossed and sucked into her world.

That's probably why some just couldn't resist being fond of her. Her angelic smile was just another factor. If they also saw her golden eye, they'd probably be crazier for her.

And I could admit that I might have also been influenced by it. Be it in the past or this present.

A second later, while showing a triumphant and rather smug smile as though she was conveying that this was still a win for her regardless of what I said, she laid her head on my broad chest, slipping further into my arms. She then closed her eyes and pressed her face on it, breathing in my scent and enjoying the closeness that she missed a lot.

Despite hearing me flipping her words in my favor, the girl had no plans to refute it. Or rather, Hana accepted it just the same, allowing us to have a differing interpretation of this situation.

That's probably the better choice. Rather than argue about it where neither of us would back down, having this kind of compromise was a lot better. We could focus on more important things than get stuck in that argument of who steals who.

And so, in her mind, she's still a step closer to stealing me and no one could tell her otherwise.

Due to this, our conversation went into a lull. Neither of us opened another topic nor found any reason to do so. Just being this close to each other was enough for us.

The only noise we could hear was the shuffling footsteps outside the room as well as our own rhythmic breathing.

Using this chance to spoil her and let her feel the same affection I'd been giving to all of my girls, I locked her further in my embrace which Hana candidly welcomed.

For the next few minutes, Hana would open her eyes a few times to check if I was still looking at her. Then, as if she was rewarding me for doing so, she would climb up to initiate a deep kiss where she was the one leading us on.

In response to that, I would chase her lips when she's already satisfied to prolong it. And if I failed to do that, I would turn my focus on her exposed ear or neck.

In a way, we're no different than a normal couple being too intimate with each other. All the talk about stealing each other became meaningless now that we could even do more than that if we so wished.

But then again, Hana's train of thought wasn't that hard to understand. Because she confidently declared her desire to steal me from my girls, she couldn't simply raise a white flag when she hadn't tried everything yet.

Currently, she's clinging to her request to be treated the same as them while formulating her next move using that bonus request that I asked her to make.

In the end, if her desire to be with me remained unbroken, she would eventually come around.

"Hana, let's go… Time's up." After one final bout of intimate kisses, I prevented her from going back to leaning on my chest and partly carried her off my lap.

Although she looked aggrieved and a little unsatisfied, the girl nodded and replied, "So, there's a time limit. I thought you are mine while we are in this room. That's a lie, huh?"

"Girl. I'm still yours while we're still here but that doesn't mean I can't step out of this room. Unfortunately, I have to do that now."

"I see. Next time I'll bring a rope and tie you to a chair." Hana playfully smirked before standing up from my lap.

"A rope, huh? Beware because you might end up being the one getting tied up on that chair. You know how much of a pervert I am." I replied as I followed suit. And while saying that, I fixed her hair, covering her golden eye again with her bangs before squeezing her round face between my palms.

"Yeah, right. You did that thing in my house with Chizuru and Hifumi. I'm actually surprised you didn't try anything."

"Were you hoping for me to do something?"

"No…" Or so she said, but Hana visibly blushed and turned around to hide it from me

"Alright. Next time, I won't hold back. I'll shower you more with my love."

"This guy... Stop being a pervert and let's go." She stomped her way to the door but before opening it, she glanced back at me and continued, "Ruki. This is not me being embarrassed. Do you understand? I'm thinking that it's another step to stealing you if…"

The girl failed to finish her sentence. Not only because her face overheated but also because of my amused expression as I watched her explain.

Well, her message was already clear in my head so before she could dash out and leave me alone there, I closed our distance again and whispered, "You're right. That's also a step to stealing me and another step for me to steal you or make you fall for me. I can't wait to hear my Hana saying those three magic words."

With the girl's mind already in chaos, the only response I got from her was a light hit on my chest.

I couldn't contain my laughter from seeing the girl act like that. It's rare for her to be like that, after all.

In any case, since she's probably going to be sporting that blush on her face for a long while, I had the girl walk behind me while clinging to my back on our way to the Literature Club. That way, no one else could see her in that state.

Obviously, when we reached the clubroom, she still failed to hide it from them; especially Otsuka-senpai whose purple eyes once again shone brilliantly out of curiosity.

As for me, I got surrounded by Rumi, Kana, and Rae who all acted a little jealous from seeing Hana's state.

If not for Rumi still holding onto her rule of no flirting during club hours, the three of them would've asked me for the same treatment – which I wouldn't hesitate to give them.

Anyway, our club activity for today was still about what we're going to do for the Cultural Festival.

With Hana's addition, we decided to give her a role to fill in.

Even if she joined the club because of me, there's no way she could get away from what we're planning to attract more members for the club next year.